Massachusetts

Taunton man charged with murder in Cape Cod stabbing

Nineteen-year-old Milteer Hendricks died after being stabbed Saturday in Falmouth, Massachusetts; 22-year-old Adrian Black has been arrested on a murder charge

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A Massachusetts man has been charged with the murder of a 19-year-old who was stabbed this weekend on Cape Cod.

The stabbing happened Saturday afternoon at the Gosnold Grove Apartments on East Falmouth Highway in Falmouth.

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The victim, identified Monday as Milteer Hendricks of Falmouth, was taken to Falmouth Hospital before being airlifted to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was pronounced dead Sunday morning, according to the office of Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois.

There was no immediate update on the victim's condition.

Prosecutors said Monday that 22-year-old Adrian Black of Taunton had been arrested on charges of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Black is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday morning in Falmouth District Court. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

Prosecutors initially gave a different spelling of Hendricks' last name.

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